First, my name is bill, im a newbie to this drum cooking, im from mass, glad i found this place, ive been lurking no more!!!! i just found a drum for sale picking it up thursday, my ???'s, the drum has no liner, it had chick pea's in it, do i have to burn this barrel?..or could i use paint remover on the outside of the drum, strip it and repaint with high heat paint?..thks glad to be part...